'Death stars' in Orion blast planets before they even form
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 12:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —The Orion Nebula is home to hundreds of young stars and even younger protostars known as proplyds. Many of these nascent systems will go on to develop planets, while others will have their planet-forming dust and gas blasted away by the fierce ultraviolet radiation emitted by massive O-type stars that lurk nearby.